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Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 Alien Worlds
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Kilda, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Void Publications , 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Transition, Wynne Whiteford , single work short story science fiction (p. [9]-23)
Who Killed Cock Robin?, David J. Lake , single work short story science fiction (p. [25]-40)
Pin a Medal for a Winkle, Trudy Rose , single work short story science fiction (p. [41]-52)
A Laughing Stock, Bruce Gillespie , single work short story science fiction (p. [53]-68)
Skyworld, David King , single work short story (p. [69]-74)
Excerpts from 'Matilda's Stepchildren', A. Bertram Chandler , extract novel science fiction (p. [75]-110)
Coochie Coochie Coo, Paul Collins , single work short story science fiction (p. [111]-117)
Odd Man Search, Cherry Wilder , single work short story science fiction (p. [119]-130)
One Clay Foot, Jack Wodhams , single work short story science fiction (p. [139]-166)
Chocolate Sundae Heist, John Clark , single work short story science fiction (p. [167]-173)
The Horizontal Player, Alan Carr , single work short story science fiction (p. [175]-194)
The Stage Is Set, Lynette Godfrey , single work short story science fiction (p. [195]-205)
Scenes from a Marriage, Rob Gerrand , single work short story science fiction (p. [219]-227)
Within the Soul Lies Waking, Van Ikin , single work short story science fiction (p. [229]-234)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • St Kilda, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Void Publications , 1979 .
      person or book cover
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      Description: illus. (b & w)
      Note/s:
      • Introduced by Paul Collins.
      ISBN: 0909117055
      Series: y separately published work icon Worlds: Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Paul Collins (editor), Void Publications (publisher), Cory and Collins (publisher), Penguin (publisher), St Kilda : Void Publications , 1978-1994 Z1847506 1978 series - publisher short story science fiction fantasy In 1978, having published five issues of the Void Science Fiction and Fantasy, editor Paul Collins transformed the magazine into a series of hardcover original anthologies which were released under the collective 'Worlds' title. The proposed contents for issues 6, 7 and 8 of Void in fact became the contents of the first anthology, Envisaged Worlds. After closing down Void Publications in 1981 Collins published the latter anthologies through his new company, Cory and Collins. A final title in the "worlds" series, Metaworlds, was released in 1994 by Penguin.

      [Source: Marshall B. Tymn and Mike Ashley. Science Fiction, Fantasy, And Weird Fiction Magazines, 1985, pp. 266-267]

Works about this Work

Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF Anthologies Stephan Kraitsowits , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-11)
'An apparently convenient way of studying Australian science fiction is to analyse the contents of ready-made anthologies of Australian science fiction. In doing so, the researcher discreetly circumvents the thorny issue of 'What is Australian?' and also 'What is science fiction?' by taking for granted that the texts within collections of Australian sf necessarily are Australian science fiction. Things, however, are never quite so simple and before being able to add to the debate as to what Australian science fiction truly is, it is necessary to overview the 50 odd years separating the most recent sf anthologies from the very first anthology showcasing Australian science fiction and to plot the meandering course of the genre's commercial development.' (Author's abstract)
Flights of Fancy D. Sless , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , May no. 1 1980; (p. 65)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract
Untitled William Noonan , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 February 1980; (p. 19)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract ; Transmutations 1979 selected work anthology short story
Fresh Voices in Fantasy and Science Fiction George Turner , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 16 1979; (p. 9-10)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract
Untitled R. Nicholls , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 September 1979; (p. 26)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract
Ockers among the aliens Damien Broderick , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: The National Times , 10 November no. 457 1979; (p. 44)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract ; Transmutations 1979 selected work anthology short story
Untitled R. Nicholls , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 September 1979; (p. 26)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract
Fresh Voices in Fantasy and Science Fiction George Turner , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 16 1979; (p. 9-10)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract
Untitled William Noonan , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 February 1980; (p. 19)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract ; Transmutations 1979 selected work anthology short story
Flights of Fancy D. Sless , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , May no. 1 1980; (p. 65)

— Review of Alien Worlds 1979 anthology short story extract
Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF Anthologies Stephan Kraitsowits , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-11)
'An apparently convenient way of studying Australian science fiction is to analyse the contents of ready-made anthologies of Australian science fiction. In doing so, the researcher discreetly circumvents the thorny issue of 'What is Australian?' and also 'What is science fiction?' by taking for granted that the texts within collections of Australian sf necessarily are Australian science fiction. Things, however, are never quite so simple and before being able to add to the debate as to what Australian science fiction truly is, it is necessary to overview the 50 odd years separating the most recent sf anthologies from the very first anthology showcasing Australian science fiction and to plot the meandering course of the genre's commercial development.' (Author's abstract)
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